News

3-foot-long creature with black tongue found on island. It’s a new species
On an island in Papua New Guinea, a 3-foot-long creature with a black tongue made itself at home in a village garden — or it tried to, at least. Locals spotted the “smooth” animal and caught it. They ...
La Croix2d
Why is Papua New Guinea becoming officially Christian?
(Illustration photo) A village church stands near the shore in Papua New Guinea, Sept. 17, 2024./U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Boucher. (Wikimedia Commons Public domain) A historic decision ...
‘Large’ creature with black eyes found at mine and discovered as new species
During his visit, Kraus found several “large” snakes with white chins, the study said. Intrigued, he took a closer look at the animals, compared them with other known species and soon realized he’d ...
AAP Newsroom on MSN3d
Concerns over unprecedented PNG Facebook block
Opposition politicians, academics and the media council have voiced alarm over the Papua New Guinea government's move to ...
Earthquake of magnitude 5.79 strikes Papua New Guinea, GFZ says
An earthquake of magnitude 5.79 struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday, hitting at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), the German Research Centre for Geosciences said.
Magnitude 5.95 earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea's New Britain region, GFZ says
An earthquake of magnitude 5.95 struck the New Britain Region in Papua New Guinea on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
4-foot-long creature found at abandoned island village. It’s a new species
On a small island of Papua New Guinea, a 4-foot-long creature moved through the overgrown rainforest covering the site of an ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram10d
4-foot-long island predator found ‘enveloping’ an attacker. It’s a new species
Scientists found a 4-foot-long predator “enveloping” prey on an island of Papua New Guinea and discovered a new species, a ...
omanobserver21d
US oil producers face new challenges as top oilfield flags
NEW YORK/HOUSTON: US oil producers are grappling with geological limits to production growth as the country's top oilfield ages and produces more water and gas and less oil - and may be nearing peak ...
Khaleej Times21d
UAE unveils new dirham symbol inspired by national flag
The Central Bank of the UAE, on Thursday, unveiled the new symbol for the national currency ... of the UAE dirham and inspired by the UAE flag, to enhance financial and monetary stability.
U.S. News & World Report21d
US Oil Producers Face New Challenges as Top Oilfield Flags
NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. oil producers are grappling with geological limits to production growth as the country's top oilfield ages and produces more water and gas and less oil - and may ...
ictnews21d
Tribal flags removed from Phoenix VA hospital under new federal policy
Indigenous people make up 6 percent of Arizona’s overall population. The removal of the flags comes as part of a new flag policy implemented by the Department of Veteran Affairs that limits the ...